BASIC ROTC PROGRAM

The basic ROTC shall be a one (1) year or two (2) semester program which consist of at
least one hundred Twenty (120) training hours credited for six (6) units.

As part of the ROTC Program likewise, students shall have the option to join extra-
curricular activities such as Rifle and Pistol Team, Silent Drill Platoon, Drum and Buggle Corps,
etc using the thirty (30) optional training hours per semester.

Qualified AFP Reservist may be utilized as ROTC Tactical Officers and Instructor placing
them on Active Duty Training (ADT). The AFP Regular Component, however, may as guest
instructors.

In lieu of the regular two (2) semester program for any of the NSTP component, a one
ROTC Summer (30) days program may also be conducted.

Only graduates of the Basic ROTC Program shall be qualified to enroll in the Advance
ROTC Course.

Each student enrolled in Basic ROTC shall provide for their own uniform. The prescribed
uniform for the basic ROTC student shall be fatigue uniform with combat boots and bull cap.
The cut/model of said uniform is patterned after the Battle Dress Attire (BDA).

The ROTC Unit Commandant shall be required to submit Program of Expenditures (POE) of
his unit per year broken down by semester to the school concerned for inclusion in the annual
budget. Said POE shall be presented by the ROTC Commandant before a panel composed of
representatives of the school concerned, if required.

Expenditures shall be subjected to periodic audit to be conducted by the school. All ROTC
Units Commandants are required to submit a report of utilization of the ROTC Fee to their
respective Unit Commanders at the end of every semester.

Records of enrollment and final rating of the ROTC Program shall be reflected accordingly
in all scholastic records of the students.

ROTC component graduates shall be incorporated into the AFP Reserve Force. AS such,
they shall be given ranks, serial numbers and assigned to their Reserve Unit Mobilization
Centers.

Enrollment Procedure

Students who shall enroll in the ROTC Program shall be required to secure a certificate from
a licensed physician that they are physically fit for training. They shall likewise be required to
secure parental consent for students below eighteen (18) years old.
 Enrollment fee per semester shall be collected from each student exclusively for the
maintenance for office and training expenses and to be managed by the school. One (1) semester
of ROTC training shall be equivalent to three (3) units.

Clustering and cross enrollment shall be allowed for the convenience of the students taking
into account logistics, branch of service and geographical considerations. It will be managed by
the school that has the preponderance of the students.

The minimum number of enrollees in ROTC program is 350 male and female students.
Schools with lower than 350 enrollees may coordinate with the nearest ROTC activated units for
the accommodation of the cross enrollees.

Conduct of Course

ROTC training shall be conducted once a week, four (4) hours per week for 15 consecutive
weekends for two (2) semesters.

The first semester ROTC shall be called Military Science (MS) 1, while the second semester
shall be Military Science (MS) 2 wherein the former is a prerequisite of the latter.

The POI for the ROTC component includes lectures, field works and practical exercises
focusing on the organization of the AFP, basic military principles and theories, customs and
traditions in the military service, human rights, disaster relief operations, basic survival,
anti-/counter terrorism, defensive techniques, team building, weapons familiarization, drills and
ceremonies, among others.

The ammunition requirements for weapons training of ROTC Units in the government
schools shall be supported by the AFP while private schools shall include the ammunition
requirements in the program of expenditures.

Declination of Function

The ROTC Commandants is a Department Head or member of the faculty of the school. As
such, the school may extend to him the normal privileges and sanctions due to a faculty member
of the Department Head. He shall be subjected to evaluation of his performance by the school
authority in the same frequency as other Department Heads. Upon relief, his performance shall
also be evaluated.

ROTC Commandants shall submit final grades to the school Registrar in the form prescribed
by the school not later that fifteen (15) days after the end of the semester. Further, the school
Registrar and the Commandant shall be the designated signatories to the ROTC Completion
Certificates.
 Major ROTC related cases shall be investigated by Major Service Command Provost
Marshall or Inspector General.

Responsibility

The Secretary of National Defense through the Chief of Staff, AFP shall create
monitoring/inspection teams which shall conduct inspections and/or monitoring the ROTC
program of implementation.

Major Service Commanders are responsible to the Chief of Staff, AFP for the strict
implementation of the ROTC Program.

Major Service tens shall submit initial reports on the progress of the implementation to this
Hqs (Attn: DCSRRA, J10) NLT 15 days after the Opening of the Course, subsequent reports will
be on-the-need basis.

The ROTC Commandant and ROTCU personnel are in the front line in the development of
the AFP Reserve Force, hence their actions reflect in whole on the AFP. Therefore, they should
conduct themselves professionally in order to maintain the goodwill, credibility and honor that
have been painstakingly gained in other fields of endeavor including the battle front.

Course Description

ROTC is a two (2) semester program. A module common for all the branches of service
shall be offered during the first semester while the peculiar module shall be given during the
second semester.

Students shall be given education on the basic knowledge of the military profession through
lectures and practical exercises.

Course Objectives

To indoctrinate, train and provide the ROTC Cadets/Cadettes with the basic knowledge on
military subjects and practical exercises that will enable them to acquire skills in order to
Survive, Shoot and Signal.

Desired Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the ROTC Cadet/Cadettes should be able to:
1. Explain the legal basis of the NSTP, duties and responsibilities as a reservist,
his/her expected role as citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, the threats to
national security and the provision of human rights as embodied in the
constitution.
2. Discuss the organizational set-up and Chain of Command in the AFP.
3. Enumerate the general description of the basic individual weapons and perform
the field stripping to include care and maintenance and its operation.
4. Learn the fundamentals of basic soldiery, explain and perform the various
formations and immediate actions during movement techniques in combat.
5. Learn the fundamentals of firing, types of firing positions and triangulation.
6. Identify the different military radio communications and familiarize himself with
prowords and counter signs.
7. Learn the military customs and traditions, code of conduct of the profession and
values of public servants as citizens of the Republic of the Philippines.
8. Learn the different pillars of CMO, its roles and significance including its roles in
disaster and response and basic evacuation procedures. Learn the fundamentals
and techniques on basic self-defense and basic life support.
9. Be able to identify the measures to protect and improve on health.
10. Learn the basic survival techniques in jungles and at sea.
11. Be able to relate history with the present by the visit to military camps/bases.
Museums and other historical sites.
 ROTC programs were designed to augment the service academies in producing
leaders and managers for the armed forces. Each branch of the service has a
specific set of courses and training that officers must complete prior to joining.
ROTC programs allow students to do this while completing their college education.
Upon graduation members are commissioned (certified) by the President of the
United States to serve as a leader in active, reserve or guard components of each
branch.

Philippine Reserve Officer Training Corps

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The Philippine Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a military program for college
students in the Philippines. It is intended to train students to prepare for national defense, and
includes problem solving, military discipline, systematic planning, proper ethics, and leadership
skills.

Contents
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• 1 History
• 2 Republic Act No. 9163
• 3 Current ROTC Units in NCR
• 4 Reference

• 5 Citation

[edit] History
In 1862, ROTC was first established in the United States as a college elective focusing on
military training and discipline. Many countries that were connected with the United States then
followed the same program, including the Republic of the Philippines.

On the brink of World War II, in the year 1912, the Americans established the first Philippine
ROTC unit in the University of the Philippines. Even after the country gained its independence,
the ROTC program remained a college elective for all Filipino students.
[edit] Republic Act No. 9163
In 2001, under the Philippine Republic Act No. 9163, ROTC was incorporated into the National
Service Training Program (NSTP), which allowed students to choose to undergo training for
civic service other than the ROTC.

Under the NSTP, college students are required to choose and complete at least one of its three
components in order to be able to graduate. They may choose from the following:

• ROTC program, which provides military training;

• Literacy Training Service, which provides training on teaching basic reading and math;
• Civic Welfare Training Service, which involves students in activities contributing to
community welfare, such as caring for the environment, public safety, health, sports, and
entrepreneurship.
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nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and
light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

- Woodrow Wilson

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Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an
African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American
Civil War. After escaping from slavery, into which she was born, she made thirteen
missions to rescue more than 70 slaves[1] using the network of antislavery activists
and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown
recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era struggled for
women's suffrage.

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28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive
Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and
then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. With Theodore Roosevelt
and William Howard Taft dividing the Republican Party vote, Wilson was elected
President as a Democrat in 1912. He is the only U.S. President to hold a Ph.D.
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